The Forest Republican. [volume] (Tionesta, Pa.) 1869-1952, 1887-07-20

4ht' ~ ~ hanhiey, FORMER
popular Tionesta citizen, but now Of
Latrobe, Pa, came to town last Sat-
urday to pay up his taxes, aud con-
cluded he'd stay over and visit awhile.
Dave always meets with col dial vel.
come here.
The friends of VIM. FELTON,, OF
Ross Run, whose illness with typhoid
fever we mentioned last week, will be
panied to learn that he is in critical
condition. The other members of the
family who have been sick are i'm.
proving slowly.
Many of the farmers on Germ an
Hill commenced cutting their oats
Monday of this week. Can any one
recollect when the oats harvest began
so early before. Cut this out and
paste it where you can find it again,
July IS, 1887.
Mrs. j. w. Jameson, who has
bsen staying with her parents for the
past year, departed with her little
daughter, Belle, for Freeport, Monday,
where they will resume housekeeping,
Mr.. Jameson having become perma.
nently engaged there.
The condition of Mrs. r. Irwin,
who has been i'll for over two weeks,
does not materially improve, and is
the cause of solicitude among her rel.
atives and friends. Franklin Ne,CS.
Mrs. Irwin is the mother of our towns.
man, S. ID. Irwin, Esq
-Messrs. Gillespie & Sons have
made ample preparations for feeding
all teams that may apply while at.
tending the Wbig Hill camp meeting.
They will also furnish board for the
people either by the day or week.
The comfort Of all will be carefully
looked after.
The FOREST REPUBLICAN has
been enlarged from six to q seven
column paper and very much I'M.
proved. 1t is the largest paper pub.
lished in Forest county aDd is certain.
ly a credit to its proprietor. We
wish for it continued success. .-Emlen.
ton Semi Weekly Neps.
The FOREST REPUBLICAN comes
to us in an enlarged form and is other.
wise greatly improved. 1t is now the
largest, and decidedly the best news.
paper published in Forest Co. We
hope the enterprising publisher may
be rewarded with large increase of
subscribers Clarion County Observer.
We publish this week the mar.
riage notice of Mr.. Geo. l.. Scott, of
Marienville. While it is little late
getting here, owing to the fact that
George depended on the clergyman to
send it in, it is not too late to offer our
young friend and his bride our choic.
est good wishes for long and happy
life.
Rob. Hoskins, of the Bathgate,
Dakota, Sentinel, in an unguarded
moment, consented to umpire match
game of base ball, and now the atmos-
phere has become suddenly very warm
for him in that otherwise frigid cline,
and Rob. promises never, never to be
guilty Of such a rash undertaking
again.
The premium list Of the Warren
county Fair, to be held at Warren,
Pa, August 30th and 31st, and Sept.
1st and ID, has been issued, and is
much more extensive than usual. The
Warren county Fairs are becoming
quite noted as among the best in the
State, both in point of exhibits and
premiums.
"A postoffice named Byromtown,
has been established at Byrom's sta.
ton, Forest county, to which mail for
that vicinity is now sent instead of to
Pigeon Clarion Democrat. This is
slightly erroneous. The office at Pig.
con is still in existence, with w. II.
Frost as postmaster. But the new
Office at Byromtown is correct.
The Law forbids any pensioner
from bargaining, selling or promising
his quarterly pension to any other
dealer or person before it has become
due and been paid, and that on the
other hand all persons are forbidden
by law to accept the same for credit
or otherwise. The fine is fixed at 800
for any violation of the act, and is
equal upon the soldier or dealer.
+ Mr.. Lockhart, of Shippenville,
nj